i just heard many errors that have lead to disappointment or problems. people need to be informed right up front what the n.c.d. they want to go into allows, or doesn't allow. >> president adams: any other comments before we go into public comment? commissioner zouzounis? >> yeah. i would just like to state again that i would be in favor of not more resources but more mitigating fees, as a general theme in this. i think really putting that to the culture of, you know, the supervisors that a fee can't be used to balance the budget any more. small businesses can't be the crutch for balancing the budget in the city any more. and we can save money on

expending more resources by looking at the fees. >> and i do want to just provide you with an updated, through the svet program, i think you addressed this last time, commissioner riley and zouzounis, but not as broad of a scope is that through the svat program there is a looking at redundancy of fees and processes with food and beverage and entertainment. so we should be expecting some of that to come down the pike, you know, within the next 4-6 months. >> president adams: commissioner dooley? >> i think also, it's a huge element with a lot of our vacancies in our neighborhood now are landlords are choosing to leave their storefronts

empty, or asking rents that are not equal to the foot traffic of what's in the neighborhood. i just feel like that's just the huge elephant in the room. these folks they don't want to rent or say i want $50,000 a month rent and it just sits and it's really a blight on the neighborhood. >> president adams: we did discuss that. we were discussing that, you have two types of landlords, the landlords who live here, who know what's going on. and in the study it says the landlords who are local tend to renew their leases at a fair market rent. where the landlords who are not here, hear in the media about what's going on in san francisco, and think they can get twice as much. and then you have that space stay vacant and then you also

have developers who are building new sites that are way too big for small businesses. so it's a combination of a lot of things. but i'm glad that point was brought up and you do have those landlords and those places are sitting vacant and the studies show the places that are vacant is the likeliness the landlord doesn't live in the area, which is interesting. and the ones that are full, the landlords live in the bay area. >> can i add? >> president adams: yeah, go ahead. >> i think that it also hurts because there are a lot of new incubator-type businesses that would be huge benefits to neighborhoods and you know, the fact that so many of these landlords want a high rent commensurate with a very well-established business.

and i think it really is a negative in terms of what type of new businesses that come up. you know, they need a space to go and we need to give these guys a break in some way. >> president adams: director dick-endrizzi. >> one made a recommendation that the city develop a legitimate and trusted way for landlords to come up to speed. this is really talking about non-local landlords on the current pricing pressure. so you know, why do we have downward pressure on commercial real estate at the same time we have upward pressure on residential. there is something that is said in terms of how these two things co-exist and are happening. so that they have the ability to have a more realistic

expectation of what commercial rent should be. we can move that up into, i can move that into an official recommendation from the commission, if you'd like. and then another note i just wanted to highlight, i did attend valencia street merchants association last week and they had mission local come and do a presentation, because mission local keeps track of what businesses are coming in and what businesses are leaving or moving and one of, while not -- an interesting theme that came up was that there are new and this was to commissioner dwight's -- some of commissioner dwight's comments last time, is that local manufacturers, and online retailers, are looking to valencia as starting up to have

that retail front. so their flagship stores. so it's an interesting sort of concept there may be areas that are sort of more akin to have that kind of retail experience. and how do we -- to commissioner dwight's point, some of them may just want a very short lease and window just to sort of again get more notice and recommendation, so there's perhaps a way to look at the city in relationship to supporting our online retailers and manufacturers in a way. i thought that was an interesting sort of perspective as to who was coming onto the street and one clear example was ever lane just opened up a big store on valencia, well not

a big store but a decent-sized space on valencia street. >> president adams: and our cbp3 program, it goes back to what commissioner dooley says, when somebody comes to apply at planning, and they are a small business, do they know there's a fast track c.u. program to get through? and i do think you do need the front line at planning, they do need continuing education. >> okay, i will make a note of that. so joaquin did say, and i'll work with him for a report back on the cbp3 program. we will work on that. and then he also said he will provide a follow-up on the pilot program around working with small businesses around technology and new technologies -- so those were two report backs he said he would provide.

>> president adams: okay. any other comments before we go into public comment? do we have any members of the public who would like to make a comment on item number 5? seeing none, public comment is closed. >> this isn't an action item, you provided your recommendations. it's just an affirmation they are captured correctly and to forward it on and if there was any addition to add anything. >> president adams: there was also the one here, i want to make sure it's on there, commissioner zouzounis, what you talk about, people agreeing on things and the department of public health just comes in and kills it. [chuckles] you know? >> that, yes, i did capture that. and i think you also made note of that as well, commissioner adams.

so the cross-referencing of that. >> president adams: okay, great. thank you. any other comments on this before we go to the next item? okay, item 6, please. >> item 6, director's report, update and report on office of small business and small business assistance center, department programs, policy and legislative matters, announcements from the mayor and announcements regarding small business activities. discussion item. >> commissioners, so between last meeting and this meeting, a lot of focus and attention has been given around the successful business entrance program. so our office starts sending emails to business and merchant associations to let them know either our office or a larger presentation with the department of public works, d.b.i. and historic preservation, a full on presentation could be made. so sending out those

invitations so you should be -- so for those who are on boards should be seeing those emails coming out. director hooey from department of building inspection, and director bond and i met with supervisor tang to discuss extending the time line for submission for checklist of categories one and two. so she has agreed and we have all agreed there will be no more requests on this end, but to extend the time line for submittals for category one and two checklists to january 1. we are also going to look at the opportunity, if there's anything that needs to be legislated to ensure that this is as simple of a process. so that, and work that's only necessary around doing the

upgrades for accessibility improvements are what is triggered in the permitting process. that's it. i also attended a merchant walk on friday with supervisor tang to do some outreach to business and property owners in her district. and then i wanted to just really acknowledge the golden gate business association for their western regional conference. it was an amazing success. and i attended the luncheon. it was very inspiring, for one. and two, it was fascinating to hear from our state insurance commissioner who actually publicizes their l.b.e., how much money they are spending

with the various small businesses so i haven't had a chance to take a look at that but i thought that was inspirational item to hear there are actually state departments that are really actively doing that. >> president adams: we all should be doing that. >> yes. >> president adams: he was looking at the list with regina, i had the same take away. is that just from the governor's office. >> and our office too. so that just also ties back in with the recommendations from item number 5 that was actually there is doing more procurement with our businesses that the city can do business with. in our neighborhood commercial districts. so and then i'm working with

o.e.w.d. on developing budget items for helping with the accessible business entrance program and soft story so you will be hearing about that in the next month or two as we formalize our budget requests. and then i'm not sure if i informed you, but sb 1186, which created the cask program, the certified access specialist program had local municipalities collect an extra dollar at the business registration, or if the municipality didn't have a business registration then at the time for a permit with building inspection, to help sort of do more promotion around the certified access specialist program. that started in 2008, i

believe, and it was set to sunset this year, so we have been utilizing that funding to help subsidize c.a.s.p. inspection program. there recently was an updated legislation, s ab 1379 that increased that amount to $4, so when a business goes to register their business, in addition to the business fee, they are also charged $4. so 90% of the $4 is staying in the municipality. there's some criteria that's changed on what the spending needs to be on so it needs to promote more certification and training so we will be utilizing that to try to promote more certified access specialists within the government. and i think we may need to look

also in the private sector kind of bumping up the number of really local people not just regional people to have that inspection so we are working with d.b.i. and the mayor's office on disability to see if we can also utilize some of this funding to help do a certification program locally one time. we will continue to utilize the funding to help our businesses with the c.a.s.p. program as well. but it will be roughly, four times more money than what we had been receiving each year so, this is something that it's nice we will have these funds to help our businesses get through the process of the accessible business program. >> president adams: great. thank you. any more questions for director dick-endrizzi.

let's open it up to members of the public. do we have any public who would like to comment on the director's report? seeing none, public comment is closed. any other comments? commissioner dooley? >> you probably heard we had a large fire in north beach, recently, which destroyed about six businesses. >> excuse me, commissioner dooley but we haven't closed out -- >> president adams: we are still on director's reports. >> i thought this might be a commissioner report. >> president adams: no, i was asking if commissioners have any more questions. so do we have any other questions for director dick-endrizzi? seeing none, next item, please. >> item 7, commissioners' reports.

>> president adams: i did participate in the golden gate business association western regional conference two weeks ago. and i actually hosted the closing reception on friday evening where i hosted about 100 people from all over the western u.s. so that was very successful. i want to back up what you said about the luncheon and what davey jones said they were doing with the insurance commissioners office. i got a lot out of that and it was a very good participation on the local level as well. i was really impressed with the turn out in the l.g.b.t. community. so that was great. mark? vice president? >> commissioner riley? >> yes, just want to report i attended the quarterly meeting with the interim mayor along with the other merchant associations. i thought it was a pretty good meeting.

people have different requests and different questions and it went pretty smoothly, i think. >> president adams: good. okay, commissioner ortiz-cartagena? >> i attended excelsior sunday streets and it was really, really cool. big turn out. fun. i brought my kids. i had to carry -- pull the wagon though, that's the only complaint. [chuckles] >> get them on bicycles. >> next year. >> president adams: commissioner dooley? >> i just wanted to report we had a major fire in north beach and we're not sure yet right now whether the entire building will need to be demolished or whether we can find places temporarily for the people who are going to be displaced at least for some time. so we will be looking to see if there are any empty storefronts

that might be able to accommodate these businesses in the meantime so that we don't lose them as permanent businesses in our neighborhood. >> president adams: didn't o.e.w.d. activate -- >> o.e.w.d. did activate the disaster -- the city's disaster fund and then we should be activating based on the number of businesses, the economic relief fund. especially if there is relocation involved, the economic relief, i know license deli took advantage of the program when they had to relocate. so yes. and o.e.w.d. is working with s.p.d.c. is working with each of the individual businesses. >> president adams: great. >> commissioner dooley, just since we are on tv and record, what are the businesses? quick liquor?

>> tuck-tuck thai, rogue ale. the new [inaudible] restaurant. >> president adams: el pasto primovero used to be over there. >> and michelangelo was damaged also. >> really? >> he is closed about six months, he said. >> we will be holding fundraising in the neighborhood to raise funds. >> and water damage of adjacent buildings. it was like the second largest fire in recent history in terms of the water used to put it out. >> i was over in berkeley. i could just see this. >> i was at tomaso's. in the restaurant. >> i wanted to bring up one other topic.

i've become much more interested in the newly emerging cannabis industry and i would like to make a suggestion that the equity program expand somewhat to include older potential workers, retired people, people that are having a hard time finding work. the cannabis industry is very, very much customer sieve service driven and i think we should look to include that category of people who often have a very hard time finding work, even part-time. i just wanted to bring that up. >> president adams: especially when 65% of employees need to be from san francisco. >> right. and i've been working a little bit at a cannabis dispensary and i certainly have found that

many of the customers actually prefer to speak to a somewhat older person, just because of the -- their experience. >> [off mic] [inaudible] old hippies. [chuckles] >> yes, there's information that needs to be conveyed to customers. office of small business needs to offer some kind of basic workshop for people who would like to get into this industry. because it's extremely complex. there's a lot to learn. there's a lot of education. and i think that would give them a head's up in terms of finding employment. >> president adams: okay. any other commissioner comments? commissioner zouzounis? >> yeah, i have one report back. the american grocers association got some media recently in the examiner on a

predatory lawsuit that's been facing that sector and -- yeah. >> [off mic] from "the examiner" >> uh-huh. >> president adams: okay. public comment. do we have any members of the public who would like to make a comment on item number 7? seeing none, public comment is closed. any other commissioner reports before we go to the next one? commissioner ortiz-cartagena? okay. item 8 please. >> new business, allows commissioners to introduce new agenda items for future consideration by the commission. >> president adams: commissioner ortiz-cartagena. >> i mentioned it before but we have to get rid of this paper. just tablets. all this paper i'm not taking home. camera see it. all this paper we are wasting.

it's your guys' money. >> president adams: we have these new screens. >> right, it's not like we live in a technology era, i don't know. that's it. >> president adams: thank you. commissioner zouzounis? >> yes, i would like to follow commissioner dooley's kind of questions and inquiries around what can be added to the equity program for cannabis industry in the city. i think the criteria for equity applicants remains a little too narrow and some obstacles i've observed with potential occupants they will meet the residency and income requirement but the third is difficult to meet for people who maybe dropped out of high school before they hit that five-year threshold or were home schooled or left the city during those school years. i would also be curious for a

report on what the intentions of the pilot or criteria, testing program they are going into with equity applicants right now. and if that is going to be open for inwut or change following that kind of testing with the criteria and also a second item i would like to add to new business request, in the spirit of streamlining fees and good law making, something i asked for a while back and we needed to follow-up on is a report from the department of public health on the deemed approved off sale use ordinance and yeah, just looking at a fee that is unfairly leveraged on businesses that don't need to be paying it, as there's a waiver option they aren't told about and some very outdated

violations regarding that fee. and then the third item, i would like the department of environment to report to us where they are at with, now that the state legislation has been amended, the california litter and recycling act. i still have businesses that are receiving $12,000 invoices from the state for collection of cans and bottles for their c.r.v. redemption value. the businesses aren't really aware of what the city is doing. i think we need to send out some kind of memo to let them know it's being worked on or we need to do something in conversations with the state to put those invoices they are sending on hold. >> president adams: on the c.r.v., it's interesting i was just in southern california when you said that. i noticed a lot of liquor

stores had these machines in there that you put your c.r.v. in there and it spits you out money. and i don't see any of that in northern california. >> i think, just a quick comment -- >> [off mic] >> yeah. >> i can follow-up. >> president adams: we will follow-up with that. commissioner riley? >> mine is simple. i want to update on the small business week, where are we and is it the same, any changes? >> president adams: i will have a report at the next meeting. we are also having a meeting tomorrow on small business week i will be at with director dick-endrizzi. we will put that at the next meeting. can we put that? >> uh-huh. >> president adams: any other commissioner comments for new business? do we have any members of the public bho would like to

comment on new business? seeing none, new business is closed. next action item, please. >> sfgovtv please show the office of small business slide. >> president adams: okay. it's our custom to begin and end each meeting with a reminder the office of small business is the only place to start your new business in san francisco and the best place to get answers to your questions about doing business in san francisco. remember the small business commission is the official public forum to voice your opinions and concerns about policies that affect the economic vitality of small businesses in san francisco. it all starts here at the office of small business. >> item 9, adjournment. action item. >> i move. >> i second. >> president adams: all in favor? >> aye. >> president adams: meeting adjourned. [adjourned] -

>> shop & dine in the 49 promotes local businesses and challenges resident to do their showing up and dining within the 49 square miles of san francisco by supporting local services within the neighborhood we help san francisco remain unique successful and vibrant so where will you shop & dine in

the 49 san francisco owes must of the charm to the unique characterization of each corridor has a distinction permanent our neighbors are the economic engine of the city. >> if we could a afford the lot by these we'll not to have the kind of store in the future the kids will eat from some restaurants chinatown has phobia one of the best the most unique neighborhood shopping areas of san francisco. >> chinatown is one of the oldest chinatown in the state we need to be able allergies the people and that's the reason chinatown is showing more of the

people will the traditional thepg. >> north beach is i know one of the last little italian community. >> one of the last neighborhood that hadn't changed a whole lot and san francisco community so strong and the sense of partnership with businesses as well and i just love north beach community old school italian comfort and love that is what italians are all about we need people to come here and shop here so we can keep this going not only us but, of course, everything else in the community i think local businesses the small ones and coffee shops are unique in their own way that is the characteristic of the

neighborhood i peace officer prefer it is local character you have to support them. >> really notice the port this community we really need to kind of really shop locally and support the communityly live in it is more economic for people to survive here. >> i came down to treasure island to look for a we've got a long ways to go. ring i just got married and didn't want something on line i've met artists and local business owners they need money to go out and shop this is important to short them i think you get better things. >> definitely supporting the local community always good is

it interesting to find things i never knew existed or see that that way. >> i think that is really great that san francisco seize the vails of small business and creates the shop & dine in the 49 to support businesses make people all the residents and visitors realize had cool things are made and produced in san >> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder

and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary

selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person shop, and who don't have the wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help companies set more money into arthur businesses and develop more customers and their relationships, so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in san francisco. i'm amy kascel, and i'm the

owner of amy kaschel san francisco. we started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago, we launched a ready to wear collection. san francisco's a great place to do business in terms of clientele. we have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things: architects, doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, other like minded entrepreneurs, so really fantastic women to work with. i think it's important for them to know where their clothes are made and how they're made. >> my name is jefferson mccarly, and i'm the general manager of the mission bicycle company. we sell bikes made here for people that ride here. essentially, we sell city bikes made for riding in urban environments. our core business really is to

build bikes specifically for each individual. we care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. when people come in, we spend a lot of time going to the design wall, and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. it's a pretty fun shopping experience. paragraph. >> for me as a designer, i love the control. i can see what's going on, talk to my cutter, my pattern maker, looking at the designs. going through the suing room, i'm looking at it, everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look? is this what she's expecting, maybe if we've made a customization to a dress, which we can do because we're

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of stay safe today where we're going to talk about what you can do to your home after an earthquake to make it waterproof and to be more comfortable. we're here at spur in san francisco, this wonderful exhibit of safe enough to stay. and this is an example of what your home might be like after an earthquake. and we have today with us ben latimer from tvan. thank you for joining us. >> thank you. >> we'll talk about things you can do you don't have to be a professional contractor to make your home more livable after an earthquake. >> i want to talk about things a homeowner can do. we have comfort and we have things like a little bit of maybe safety if your front door is ajar and waterproofing if you have a leak in your roof, or if you have broken glass on the window.

>> so unr, one of the most important fib use is keeping outside out and inside in. let's look at windows. >> let's assume this window is broken in the earthquake. we have wind and rain blowing in. one of the most important things you need to do as a homeowner is secure the plastic properly. if you just take staples or nails and put them into the plastic, we're going to get a strong wind and rip it right off. what i'm going to have somebody do is they're going to have -- this is an old piece of shingle. you might have -- everybody has a piece of wood in their basement. it doesn't have to be fancy. they take out this rusty screw begun, and hopefully you have one of these. >> there is one at the neighborhood support center. >> at the neighborhood support center. you're going to wrap this plastic around this board, take your screw. and then screw that in. >> you need a permit for this? >> you do need a permit for this. and you can contact the former

head building inspector to get that permit. that's it. now when the wind blows, it's tight and it's not going to pull through, having a single point of contact. >> great. what about this door? take a look at this door. what can you do? let's say it doesn't shut tight. what can you do? >> for the sake of argument, we're on the inside. i can't lock my door at night. i have a very similar, very similar idea. i'm going to take my 2 by 4. i can put it across the jamb in the door. one. two. maybe i want another one up here, maybe another one down there. but i can go to sleep. and that quickly, i can get it off in the morning. >> terrific. what about the roof up here? we see people throw blue tarps over their roof after an earthquake. that seems reasonable. >> i think the blue tarp is reasonable.

the things that people want to know that they need to know is if you have multiple tarps, how you overlap. starting from the bottom and moving up so that you're overlapping this way. so, rain running down doesn't slide under your tarp. >> right. >> and the same technique we did over here, as silly as it may sound, wrapping the end of that blue tarp with your board and then securing that if you can underneath, if you have to on top is fine. but making sure that you don't have an area where the wind is going to get under and bill owe that tarp. >> the wind can rip it right off. >> and then you're back up there again. >> let's go inside and check out what we can do inside. >> old fun. here we go. >> so, ben, i see you have nails, universal tool right here. >> man's best friend. duct tape. let me show you a couple things we can use this for after an earthquake. this window right here, because it's off kilter, we have open seams all along. i have a lot of air coming through. i want to stay comfortable at night. i want to keep that air out.

it's as simple as that, all the way around. >> excellent. >> now i don't have any air coming in. let's say this one is one that would annoy me. everything is a little off. my doors won't stay closed. i take a piece of my favorite duct tape here, close it up. and at least it will stay out of my way when i'm trying to live throughout my day. if we're not talking about pressurized water, we're talking about just the drain, sometimes they're going to get a crack here. >> right, sure. >> and you're going to get a leak. duct tape around that is going to help us get through until we can get a plumber out and get that fixed as well. let's say we only have electricity in one room, so we're running extension cords across the house. if i'm going to run an extension cord from one room to the other, i don't want kids tripping on it. i don't want to trippon it. i take my trusty duct tape, tape it to the floor, and i don't have to worry about it getting kicked. >> great, great. look at this. let's look at the duct tape here because we see a big -- >> yes. in the event of an earthquake, i don't think we're going to

have too many -- too much debris that's safe to put into a plastic bag, even as strong as it might be. these are called vice bags. this is what they use to put rice and things when they ship it. this is something where i take my glass, i can take broken pieces of wood, i can take anything sharp and fill it. and it's not going to puncture and come out. it's not going to fall all over the floor. i've not going to have it sticking out, maybe scratch myself, cut myself or anything like that. these are a great thing to have. >> you have a little go-to box for emergencies. that's great. thanks very much for joining us, ben. it's really been interesting. and i want to thank you all for joining us here at the spur urban center. and we'll see you again -

>> san francisco is known worldwide for its atmospheric waterfront where spectacular views are by piers and sight and sounds are xhanl changing we come to the here for exercise relax ball games

entertainment, recreation market, exhilaration a wide variety of contributions easily enjoyed look up the bay the waterfront is boosting for activities boosting over 25 visitors every year the port of san francisco manages 7 may have million dollars of waterfront from hyde street and fisherman's wharf to the cargo terminals and name shoreline the architecture like pier 70 and the ferry building is here for the embarcadero and a national treasure the port also supports 10 different maritime industries alongside with the recreational

attractions making san francisco one of the most viable working waterfronts in the world but did you think that our waterfront faces serious challenges if earthquake to damage the seawall and the embarcadero roadway rising seawalls will cause flooding at high tides and major repairs to a safe many of the piers the port is at a critically turnl point time to plan for the future of san francisco's waterfront this year the port is updating it's marts plan the plan working group to invite a wide variety of poichdz from the city and bayview and other advisory teams to share their expertise if

intense and maritime operations the waterfront land use plan has guided the use and development of the lanes for the last 20 years major physical changes take place along the waterfront and now is the time to update the waterfront plan to continue improvements that will keep our waterfront vibrate, public and resilient the biggest challenges facing the waterfront are out the site an aging seawall along the embarcadero roadway and seawalls that will rise by 21 hundred to provide and productivity of tides seawall is built over weak soils and mud the next earthquake will cause it to settle several feet without the urgent repairs that will damage the promenade and other things we've been fortunate over the

last hundred years less than one foot of seawall over the next hundred years scientists say we'll have 6 feet of seawall rise imagine the pier 30/32 will be floated, the embarcadero will be flooded our transportation system is fog to be heavy impacts unfortunately, the port didn't have the financial resources to repair all the deteriorating piers let alone the adaptations for sea level rise. >> it is clear that the port can't pay for the seawall reinforcement or deal with the sea level rise on its own needs to raise money to take care of the properties at take care of the maintenance on the properties no way absent anti funding the issues of sea level rise or the schematic conditions

of seawall can be development. >> as studies talk about the seawall challenges the working group is look at the issues please come share our ideas about recreation, pier activities, shoreline habitat, historic preservation and transportation issues and viral protection. >> we know this planning process will not have one question and one answer we need the diversity of the opinions how people feel about san francisco waterfront and want to hear all the opinions. >> the challenges call for big decisions now is the time to explore now and creative ideas to protect and preserve san francisco waterfront. >> now is the time to get involved to help to shape the future of our waterfront. >> we need the debate please

come forward and engage in the process. >> this is your waterfront and this is your opportunity to get involved be part of solution help san francisco create the waterfront we want for the future. >> this is really to dream big and i think about what our waterfront looked like for all san franciscans today and generations to come. >> get involved with the planning process that will set the fraction for what is coming at the port. >> find for in upgrading dates on the ports website. >> (ship blowing horn in

distances) >> call to order. roll call. [ roll call. ] >> item 2, approval of the minutes from february 27 and march 19, 2018 meeting. >> so moved. >> second. >> is there any public comment on the minutes? seeing none. >> public comment on executive session -- >> got a vote. >> oh, i'm sorry. yes, vote. >> ayes have been approved. >> item three, public comment on executive session. >> so moved. >> second. >> all in